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The Tricksters of the Modern Russia: Tracing Kremlin’s Shamelessness Through Observable Hypocrisy.
By Ekaterina Gonchar Introduction Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, the Kremlin has significantly amplified and improved its propaganda machine. The state-controlled infosphere is packed with various anti-Western, nationalist, and imperialist narratives, as well as an abundance of fake news. The overwhelming amount of lies spread by the government begs the…
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The Geopolitical Chessboard: the significance of “Sviataia Rus’”in the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Federation’s approach in the conflict with Ukraine.
By Amir Nassar Introduction Parallel to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the intense war that followed, there is an ongoing religious-jurisdictional cold war between the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Moscow (also known as the Moscow Patriarchate) and the Orthodox Church(es) in Ukraine (OCU). In this context, a dispute over the Ukrainian State-owned grounds…
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The Evolution of the Memorialization of Babyn Yar under the Soviet Union and Independent Ukraine
By Sophie Sacilotto Babyn Yar monument. February 10, 2018. No changes made. Wikimedia Commons. View license here. Note on Translation *varies depending on the source Introduction On 19 September 1941, the Wehrmacht, German army, entered Kyiv, the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the largest Soviet city to fall under the Nazi occupation…
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As Seen on TV: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Russia and America
By Johnny Amundson Few conflicts are as aptly described to be in a state of permacrisis as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The years 2018, 2014, 2005, 1987, 1982, 1973, 1972, 1967, 1956, and 1948 signify their own crises. 2023, for its part, was a particularly deadly year in occupied Palestine even before Hamas’ attack on October…
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Finnish Immigration System and the Administration of the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Finland and Ukraine flags in Helsinki, Finland. June 13, 2022. Photo by Santeri Viinamäki. Wikimedia Commons. No changes made. View license here. By Erlin Trifoni Introduction What does the administration of the refugee crisis in Finland tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of its immigration and integration system? How does the governance of the…
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The New Face of European Grand Strategy: Promise and Peril
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2022. Photo: Ron Przysucha via the U.S. State Department/ Public Domain. View license here. By Blythe Gilbert Introduction In 2014, following the ousting of Viktor Yanukovych, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine with the intent of seizing…
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From Trebizond to Kallithea: Pontian Greeks, Perceptions of Greekness, and the Birth of Modern States
By Isaure Vorstman Abstract Between the eighth and sixth centuries B.C., a colony of Greek merchants and sailors left mainland Greece to settle on the northeastern coast of Asia Minor, on the shores of the Black Sea, in a territory they baptised “Πόντος,” (“Pontos”) literally meaning “sea.” There they developed a distinct identity, culture, and…
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Soviet Women’s Acceptance of Infantilization as a Means of Compromise, Resistance, and Denial on the Frontlines of World War II and Beyond
By Julia-Maria Xavier Content Warning: Sexual Assault Abstract World War II was marked by the violent acquisition of land, shaping, and re-shaping of territories and populations both in its immediacy and aftermath. For citizens of the Soviet Union, like most other nations, defending their territory was an issue of patriotism, in which all citizens were…
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The Role of Memory Politics in Contemporary Serbia: Why does 1389 Still Matter in 2022?
By Olivia Pape Abstract: This article discusses the way in which the contemporary Serbian government appropriates collective memory of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, as well as the construction of the memory narrative upon which the contemporary Serbian state is built. By analyzing relevant scholarship, this essay explores the roots of contemporary Serbian…
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Belgian Artists in Exile, 1914-1918
By Emily Grenon In 1916, La League des Artistes Belges [the League of Belgian Artists] published an illustrated volume in association with the magazine Colour. This collection, Belgian Art in Exile: A Representative Gallery of Modern Belgian Art, was intended to raise money for three charities: The Belgian Red Cross, the Convalescent Home for Belgian…
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Emergence from the Periphery – Vol. XIV